Library API

A simple Django REST Framework API with JWT authentication for managing books and reviews.

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Setup

1. Clone the repository and navigate to the backend folder.
2. Create a virtual environment
3. Install the dependencies via pip install -r requirements.txt
4. Run migrations via python manage.py migrate
5. Start the development server via python manage.py runserver
6. Access the API docs using http://127.0.0.1:8000/swagger/

Endpoints

Auth

• POST /api/auth/register/ -> Register a new user
  • Inputs: username and password
• POST /api/auth/login/ -> Login and get JWT tokens
  • Inputs: username and password
• Use the access token in your Auth headers to use the books and reviews endpoints

Books

• GET /api/books/ -> List all books
• POST /api/books/ -> Create a new book
  • Inputs: title, author, published_date (yyyy-mm-dd)
• GET /api/books/{book_id}/ -> Retrieve a book
• PATCH /api/books/{book_id}/ -> Update a book
• DELETE /api/books/{book_id}/ -> Delete a book

Reviews

• GET /api/books/{book_id}/reviews/ -> List reviews for a book
• POST /api/books/{book_id}/reviews/ -> Add a review to a book
  • Inputs: rating (1-5), comment

Docs

• GET /swagger/ -> Swagger UI (API Documentation)

Note: All endpoints (except register/login) require JWT authentication (Authorization: Bearer <access_token>)